---
name: "genwqe_cksum"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "genwqe-tools"
version: "4.0.20-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/genwqe_cksum"
---

# genwqe\_cksum(1)

IBM Hardware Accelerator Tool.

## NAME

genwqe\_cksum - IBM Hardware Accelerator Tool.

## SYNOPSIS

**genwqe\_cksum** \[*-h*\] \[*-v, --verbose*\] \[*-C, --card \<cardno\>\|RED*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**-C**, **--card** \<cardno\> use cardno for operation (default 0)

**-A**, **--accel** = GENWQE \| CAPI. (CAPI only for ppc64le)

**-V**, **--version** show Software Version

**-X**, **--cpu** \<only run on this CPU number\>

**-D**, **--debug** \<create extended debug data on failure\>

**-G**, **--use-sglist** use the scatter gather list support

**-c**, **--check-result\]** check result against the software

**-s**, **--bufsize** \<bufsize/default is 4KiB\>

**-a**, **--adler32** use adler32 instead of crc32

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  FILE...

This utility sends memcopy/checksum DDCBs to the application chip unit. The CRC32 is compatible to zlib. The UNIX program cksum is using a different variation of the algorithm.